Come see a first-class reenactment June 8 & 9 just south of Hornell, NY!
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GO ART! TO HOST PREVIEW SCREENING OF COPPERHEAD IN JUNE

BATAVIA, NY…The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (aka GO ART!) is honored to be working together with local author Bill Kauffman to host a preview screening of Copperhead, the third film in director Ron Maxwell’s (GETTYSBURG, GODS & GENERALS) American Civil War anthology, screenplay written by Bill Kauffman. The film, starring Billy Campbell and Peter Fonda, will be released in theatres on June 28, 2013. This special preview screening takes place on Thursday, June 13th at 7:00pm at the Stuart Steiner Theatre, Genesee Community College, Batavia. Following the screening is a short presentation by Screenwriter Kauffman along with a Q&A with Kauffman and Director Maxwell, who will be in attendance.

The event is a benefit for GO ART!, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports and promotes art and culture in Genesee and Orleans Counties. Tickets are $20 for GO ART! members and $25 for non-members and will be available soon at GO ART!, 201 East Main Street, Batavia and online at http://www.GOart.org. For more information on the event or to reserve your ticket, please contact GO ART! at 585-343-9313 or info@GOart.org. For more information on the film Copperhead and to view the official trailer, visit copperheadthemovie.com.

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Director: Ron Maxwell
Screenwriter: Bill Kauffman
Based on the Novel by: Harold Frederic
Producer: Ron Maxwell
Cast: Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen, and Peter Fonda
Running time: 120 minutes
Release Date: In theatres June 28, 2013

Synopsis: Copperhead is unlike any Civil War movie to date. A story of the violent passions and burning feuds that set ablaze the home front during the Civil War, Copperhead is also a timeless and deeply moving examination of the price of dissent, the place of the individual amidst the hysteria of wartime, and the terrible price of war.

Based on the extraordinary novel by Harold Frederic, which the great American critic Edmund Wilson praised as a brave and singular book that “differs fundamentally from any other Civil War fiction,” Copperhead is the story of Abner Beech, a stubborn and righteous farmer of Upstate New York, who defies his neighbors and his government in the bloody and contentious autumn of 1862.

With Copperhead, director Ron Maxwell, who with Gettysburg and Gods and Generals established himself as our foremost cinematic interpreter of the American Civil War, takes on the War from a stunning, unexpected and richly, unforgettably humanist angle. Copperhead is a parable of the Civil War and perhaps for our own time.

Thank you to Capt. John Tucker for the following:

50 Years Ago Today...May 10,1863 | Death of Stonewall Jackson
(Near Guiney Station, Virginia)
Stonewall Jackson dies in a small house near Guiney Station, Virginia, south of Fredericksburg. Jackson had initially survived his wounds after being accidentally shot by his own men on May 2, and then having his arm amputated, but he developed pneumonia, and died of complications on this day. Dr. Hunter McGuire reports that Jackson’s last words are, “Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.” Jedediah Hotchkiss writes, “Much to our grief General Jackson died today, at 3 ½ P.M.; lost to his country but to himself, he has won his crown immortal and we may fondly hope he may still plead, as he pleaded here, for peace.”

The standing-room-only audience at last evening's meeting were treated to what can aptly be described as a spell-binding presentation by Dr. Chris Mackowski! It was a spectacular launch of the BCWRT's "Three Days of Gettysburg" series and truly raised the bar for the next two speakers.

Next up: "Gettysburg - The Second Day" presented by Brian Bennett. Date: WEDNESDAY May 22 at 6:30PM. Location: Buffalo History Museum.

"First Day action...at the..." on their own photo.

Buffalo Civil War Roundtable updated their cover photo.

Prayers for the Boston bombing victims and their families... and for our Nation as well.

On this day, April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by actor John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford’s Theatre. It occurs only five days after Lee's surrender and the end of the American Civil War. Lincoln is the first American president to be assassinated

April 9, 1865 ~ The Surrender at Appomattox

148 years ago this date.

You will not want to miss Dr. Christopher Mackowski's talk at the April 25th meeting! We're fortunate to have a historian if his caliber right here in Western New York. Here's more of what he's up to down at St. Bonaventure:
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St. Bonaventure exhibition of Civil War battlefield photos includes lecture, recital - St. Bonaventu

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St. Bonaventure University, located in scenic Western New York, where students are becoming extraordinary.

Happy Birthday, Braxton Bragg! Born this date in 1817!

Buffalo Civil War Roundtable updated their cover photo.

On This Day: March 4, 1865
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

First meeting of the 2013 Buffalo Civil War Roundtable season is just two months away... APRIL 25, 2013 at the Lancaster Historical Society Building. Guest speaker is St. Bonaventure University professor Christopher Mackowski, Ph.D., whose topic will be: "Gettysburg: The First Day". Don't miss it!

Happy President's Day to all our Presidents! (even Jeff Davis)

Buffalo Civil War Roundtable updated their cover photo.

"It's the blue uniform, Andy..." on their own photo.

The annual Lincoln's Birthday commemoration in Buffalo NY, the oldest such event in the United States, was held on Sunday February 10, 2013. This year's event featured a recreation of the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery and the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The original November 1863 program was followed.

Lincoln's Birthday Commemoration

The annual Lincoln's Birthday commemoration in Buffalo NY, the oldest such event in the United States, was held on Sunday February 10, 2013. This year's event featured a recreation of the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery and the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The original November 1863 program was followed.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln!

Happy 180th Birthday, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, born this date in 1833! Also sharing this birthday, Gen. John B. Gordon (1832) and Gen. William Dorsey Pender (1834).

"Thanks, Ron. The Buffalo Civil..." on Ron Maxwell's post on Buffalo Civil War Roundtable's wall.